Articles by Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber and John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota state government telephone systems and websites went down across several departments Tuesday, limiting systems and services. One woman filling out driver’s licensing paperwork at the Sioux [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A plan to remove an expectation of student growth from South Dakota’s rules governing teacher evaluation rules stalled Monday. Student growth is one performance outcome among many used to track student [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight National Guard troops on both sides of South Dakota are now processing paperwork for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Monday that three guard members in Sioux [Read More…]

1. Mitchell Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase A Mitchell man, Corey Bowers, was arrested after a police chase early Thursday morning. Deputies say he was driving 66 mph in a 30-mph construction zone on Highway [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Newly released federal data show that South Dakota businesses and industries released nearly 7.5 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the air, water and land in 2024 but also reveal [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota State University is working to get back about $66 million in federal funding it lost when the Trump administration canceled a grant program it said was a “climate slush fund.” The [Read More…]

1. High-Speed Pursuit Ends in Crash Near Lake Alvin A Sioux Falls woman is facing multiple charges after a Saturday night chase in Lincoln County. Deputies say she struck a patrol vehicle and injured a [Read More…]

Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight As South Dakota lawmakers consider spending $650 million to build a prison, another major building expense is looming: the first full restoration of the state Capitol in nearly 40 years. The [Read More…]

Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. – Situated just off I-90 on the banks of the Missouri River, with an unmistakable Army helicopter perched out front, is the South Dakota Hall of Fame. It [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — The University of South Dakota announced Thursday it plans to move the state’s only medical school from Vermillion to Sioux Falls. Starting in 2027, students will attend temporary [Read More…]

Benjamin Chase/South Dakota Searchlight EDITOR’S NOTE: This article, which was intended to publish in a recent edition of the Huron Plainsman, is being published here at the request of the Plainsman’s managing editor following the [Read More…]